Infantile sternal tuberculosis: A rare condition

• Main Authors: Maulin M Shah (Author), Gaurav Gupta (Author), Pranav Modi (Author), S Baldev (Author), Prajapati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) of sternum is one of the rarest forms of skeletal TB. Incidence of sternal TB has been calculated to be <1.5% amongst osteo-articular TB, with very few cases reported in infants. Due to its subtle signs and symptoms, early diagnosis of this entity becomes a challenge...